Month: February 2025
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #15
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Animated Feature
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Feature. Best Animated Feature Winner Predictions Flow (TL O) Inside Out 2 Memoir of a…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Animated Short Film
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Short Film. Best Animated Short Film Winner Predictions Beautiful Men In the Shadow of the…
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The Contenders 25: January Retrospective/March Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of January and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to March and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts January Retrospective Although I…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Short Subject
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Documentary Short Subject Loading…
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23rd Visual Effects Society Awards
There’s an odd thing happening this year. Sometimes the expected winner isn’t as sure as it was once thought. This is the case of Dune: Part Two. Perhaps there’s a sense of déjà-vu but I’m not so sure. Dune: Part Two won nearly every other prize but lost the big one to Kingdom of the…
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Oscar History: February 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bess Meredyth (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1892: Al Alborn (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1896: Charles G. Booth (53 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Motion Picture…
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97th Oscars: More Presenters Announced
MORE STARS TAKE THE STAGE TO PRESENT AT THE 97TH OSCARS®: HALLE BERRY, PENÉLOPE CRUZ, ELLE FANNING, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOHN LITHGOW, AMY POEHLER, JUNE SQUIBB AND BOWEN YANG THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC AND HULU LOS ANGELES, CA – Halle Berry, Penélope…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #15
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Directing
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Directing. Below are our predictions in Best Directing. Best Directing Winner Predictions Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Sean Baker – Anora (WL P) [New]…